List of top Quantitative Aptitude Questions

The pie chart below shows the percentage break-up of the costs incurred in printing a magazine.

What is the angle of the sector representing the paper cost?
The pie chart below shows the percentage break-up of the costs incurred in printing a magazine.

For a given issue of the magazine, 2% of the total cost equals Rs. 2,000, and the print run is 12,500 copies. What should the sale price of each copy be if the publisher wants a profit of 5%?
The bar graph below shows the monthly demand and production figures (in units) of five T.V. companies, A, B, C, D and E.

The production of company D is how many times the production of company A?
Under the same 'Airtel One' plan, ISD calls to different groups of countries are billed at different per minute rates. A person makes a total of 12 minutes of ISD calls in a month. If 80% of his ISD bill amount came from calls made to the 'Rest of the World' group, then the ISD calls of the minimum duration were made to which of the following groups of countries?
The bar graph below shows the monthly demand and production figures (in units) of five T.V. companies, A, B, C, D and E. Study it and answer the question that follows.

What is the difference between the average demand and the average production of the five companies taken together?
A new SMS scheme is introduced at 60 paise per local SMS, along with an additional fixed monthly charge of Rs. 35 (the earlier rate was Rs. 1.50 per local SMS with no fixed charge). A person sending which of the following will NOT benefit from switching to the new scheme?
Airtel, a GSM service provider, offers a post-paid plan called Airtel One for its customers, with the tariff details shown below.

Mohan made an STD call, within 100 km, for 30 minutes and spent 100 minutes on local calls, split 30% on landline, 40% on GSM and 30% on Airtel. Rohan made an STD call, within 150 km, for 18 minutes and spent 120 minutes on local calls, split 30% on GSM, 40% on landline and 30% on Airtel. Who spent more on calls that month?
Under the 'Airtel One' postpaid plan, the monthly rental is Rs. 99, and call charges are billed on top of this rent based on the distance slab and the network used. A bill of Rs. 199 in a month is definitely not possible when you make only:

Instructions (Q. 46 to 48): The chart below shows six elements, numbered 1 to 6, along with their percentage share of total annual production. Each element is processed by one or more of three industries, A, B, and C, which in turn supply primary users P through W, each shown with its percentage share of total usage. The total production equals 100 percent, which equals 1,00,000 tons. Study the chart and answer the questions that follow.

Which industry or industries contribute to company S?

Instructions (Q. 46 to 48): The chart below shows six elements, numbered 1 to 6, along with their percentage share of total annual production. Each element is processed by one or more of three industries, A, B, and C, which in turn supply primary users P through W, each shown with its percentage share of total usage. The total production equals 100 percent, which equals 1,00,000 tons. Study the chart and answer the questions that follow.

Industry B processes what percentage of the total production of the listed elements?

Instructions (Q. 46 to 48): The chart below shows six elements, numbered 1 to 6, along with their percentage share of total annual production. Each element is processed by one or more of three industries, A, B, and C, which in turn supply primary users P through W, each shown with its percentage share of total usage. The total production equals 100 percent, which equals 1,00,000 tons. Study the chart and answer the questions that follow.

Of the listed elements processed by industry A, how many tons are produced annually?

Instructions (36-40): The pie charts below show the percentage of students in each faculty at North West University and the number of non-US students in the Arts faculty. These percentages are rounded to the nearest whole number. There are 1049 students in the Arts faculty. Use this data to answer the question below.

40. There are 34 European medical students. What percentage of the faculty does this represent?

Instructions (36-40): The pie charts below show the percentage of students in each faculty at North West University and the number of non-US students in the Arts faculty. These percentages are rounded to the nearest whole number. There are 1049 students in the Arts faculty. Use this data to answer the question below.

39. If six percent of Science students are Asian, how many Asian students are studying Science?

Instructions (36-40): The pie charts below show the percentage of students in each faculty at North West University and the number of non-US students in the Arts faculty. These percentages are rounded to the nearest whole number. There are 1049 students in the Arts faculty. Use this data to answer the question below.

38. How many students are there at the University?

Instructions (36-40): The pie charts below show the percentage of students in each faculty at North West University and the number of non-US students in the Arts faculty. These percentages are rounded to the nearest whole number. There are 1049 students in the Arts faculty. Use this data to answer the question below.

37. How many students are there in the Engineering faculty?

Instructions (36-40): The pie charts below show the percentage of students in each faculty at North West University and the number of non-US students in the Arts faculty. These percentages are rounded to the nearest whole number. There are 1049 students in the Arts faculty. Use this data to answer the question below.

36. What percentage of students in the Arts faculty are non-US students?

The table below shows the number of people who responded to a survey about their favourite style of music. Use this information to answer to the nearest whole percentage.

What percentage of respondents under \(31\) indicated that Blues is their favourite style of music?
The table below shows the number of people who responded to a survey about their favourite style of music. Use this information to answer to the nearest whole percentage.

What percentage of respondents aged \(21\)-\(30\) indicated a favourite style other than Rock music?
The table below shows the number of people who responded to a survey about their favourite style of music. Use this information to answer to the nearest whole percentage.

What percentage of the total sample indicated that Jazz is their favourite style of music?
\(\sqrt{110.25} \times \sqrt{0.01} \div \sqrt{0.0025} - \sqrt{420.25}\) is equal to
The first two terms of a geometric progression add up to \(12\). The sum of the third and fourth terms is \(48\). If the terms of the progression are alternately positive and negative, the first term is
An agent sells goods worth Rs. \(15{,}000\). The commission he receives at the rate of \(12\frac{1}{2}\%\) is
A contract is to be completed in 50 days and 105 men were set to work, each working 8 hours a day. After 25 days, \( \frac{2}{5} \) of the work is finished. How many additional men should be employed so that the work may be completed on time, with each man now working 9 hours a day?
A can build up a structure in 8 days and B can break it down in 3 days. A worked alone for 4 days, then B joined to work with A for another 2 days only. In how many days will A alone build up the remaining part of the structure?
The mean of the numbers \(a\), \(b\), \(8\), \(5\), \(10\) is \(6\) and the variance is \(6.80\). Which one of the following gives possible values of \(a\) and \(b\)?